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Liverpool leading fight to secure more money from international television deal

The big Premier League sides will be looking to grab a larger share of TV revenue through international rights at a meeting to be held later this week according to Liverpool owner John Henry.

The owner believes that the current agreement which sees international revenue being distributed equally among the 20 Premier League clubs is unfair, given that some of the bigger clubs bring a lot more interest from foreign countries.

Speaking to The Associated Press (h/t The Telegraph), Henry believes that all parties know what the big clubs bring in terms of foreign interest, yet these clubs do not have the power to change the media rights.

“You cannot stick with the same media strategy forever any more than you can stick with the same football tactics forever.”

The American, who also owns the baseball franchise the Boston Red Sox, explained that this revenue sharing system works in the US because it is a “closed league”, however, it cannot be done in the Premier League due to the threat of relegation.

“It’s much more difficult to ask independent clubs to subsidize their competitors beyond a certain point when you have relegation and especially with the way media is rapidly changing and being consumed today.”

The report from the Telegraph also added that half of the total revenue is based on the final position of a club in the Premier League table and also the number of matches shown on British channels.

International revenue saw each club pick up £40.8 million, irrespective of their final position or their popularity abroad.

Henry does make sense as the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham and even Chelsea have really spread out to North America and Asia. They should be able to gain more for their efforts rather than having to split it with other clubs.

Bad news for Liverpool? Gary Neville claims Man City will have this advantage over the Reds during next two Premier League match days

Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville claims that Manchester City have an advantage over Liverpool in the next two rounds of the Premier League.

The Reds played before City in the last weekend and piled on the pressure after defeating Crystal Palace. City made light work of Huddersfield and will play before the Reds after the FA Cup and Carabao Cup games.

Neville was speaking to Sky Sports (h/t Express) and claimed playing first was preferable:

“[It makes] a big difference.

“It’s preferable.”

The Sky Sports pundit further claimed that during his playing days at United, the team felt playing first was an advantage. Getting the points first before their rivals was always preferred, according to Neville, and he believed City will put the pressure on Liverpool.

“Either go further in front or close the gap. There’s no doubt it’s a different type of pressure.

“City will absolutely want to be closing that gap to one point, and asking Liverpool have they got it in them to stand the pressure of playing the day after or two days after.”

Liverpool players celebrate a win

City play Newcastle away a day before we host Leicester City. Pep Guardiola’s men then host Arsenal a day prior to us travelling to West Ham United.

The Premier League champions can cut the lead to just one point before we face Leicester, and it will be important for us to respond in the perfect manner, irrespective of City’s result.

Looking good out there. Seems like the club have been doing a fantastic job with getting him back to fitness at the right pace (which is somehow still faster than expected). Probably help that Ox has such a great attitude and determination to get back on the pitch.

Van Dijk is one of the best defenders in the world and has helped the Reds to the top of the Premier League.

The Dutchman joined the Reds from Southampton last year and told Liverpoolfc.com about spoke about the King being open with Van Dijk:

“Kenny Dalglish gave me his mobile number in the very beginning and told me to ring him at any time.

“It is unbelievable when he sometimes sends me messages before games. That is what Liverpool is about.”

The defender added that on match-days he gets to meet many legends and learn more about the club’s history.

The Dutch defender has possibly been the best player for the Reds this season, and could reach legendary status, just like Kenny if he keeps doing the job at the back.

It isn’t just Van Dijk who has been great, the rest of the Liverpool back-four has been fantastic in most games. The Dutchman is an incredible presence at the back, and he seems to make players better if they play alongside him.

The Reds have one of the best defences in Europe, and should we keep things tight at the back, there is a chance of winning silverware under Jurgen Klopp.